... no one else around • There is a fine symbolism in the fact that Vanessa moves from a child's point of view to a truly matured woman as she moves into independence. Sherrill Grace observes "Laurence has the best of both worlds •the formal purity of the story plus the scope and sense of movement and growth that are possible in the novel ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate